A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells

Stephen C. Whisson (), Petra C. Boevink, Lucy Moleleki, Anna O. Avrova, Juan G. Morales, Eleanor M. Gilroy, Miles R. Armstrong, Severine Grouffaud, Pieter van West, Sean Chapman, Ingo Hein, Ian K. Toth, Leighton Pritchard and Paul R. J. Birch ()
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Stephen C. Whisson: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Petra C. Boevink: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Lucy Moleleki: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Anna O. Avrova: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Juan G. Morales: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Eleanor M. Gilroy: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Miles R. Armstrong: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Severine Grouffaud: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Pieter van West: Aberdeen Oomycete Group, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences
Sean Chapman: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Ingo Hein: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Ian K. Toth: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Leighton Pritchard: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
Paul R. J. Birch: Plant Pathology Programme, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK

Nature, 2007, vol. 450, issue 7166, 115-118

Abstract: Common entrance Many plant and animal pathogens evade host immunity systems by injecting virulence or effector proteins into the host cells. A study of the fungus Phytophthora infestans, the potato blight pathogen, has identified a conserved peptide motif in effector proteins that is required for movement of effectors from specialized infection structures called haustoria into plant cells. This sequence, called RXLR-EER, was recently reported to be required for the translocation of the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum into human erythrocytes. These studies suggest that different eukaryotic pathogens use equivalent targeting signals to deliver their effector proteins.

Date: 2007
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